Schematic

Outside diametrer, Do (mm) 100

Inside diametrer, Di (mm) 80
yNA (mm) 50
Area (mm^2) 2827
Ibending (mm^4) 2.898E+06
Ipolar (mm^4) 5.796E+06
Max torsional stress/Torque (N/m^2) 1.725E-07
Width, a (mm) 100
Height, b (mm) 100
yNA (mm) 50
Area (mm^2) 10000
Ibending (mm^4) 8.33E+06
Ipolar (mm^4) 2.25E+08
Max torsional stress/Torque (N/m^2) 4.80E-06
Width, aa (mm) 100
Height, bb (mm) 100
Wall thickness, ta (mm) 7.65
Wall thickness, tb (mm) 7.65
yNA (mm) 50
Area (mm^2) 2826
Ibending (mm^4) 4.04E+06 Comparison of round and rectangular tube cross sections
Ipolar (mm^4) 6.03E+06 Size (mm)
Round 100
Long side 7.66E-06 Tube 100
short side 7.66E-06 Ratio 1.00
Equations
Section_Round_Rectangle.xls
To determine section properties
By Alex Slocum, 12/28/03, last modified 09/21/04 by Xue'en Yang
Enters numbers in BOLD, Results in RED
Max torsional stress/Torque (N/m^2)
Round
Rectangle (solid)
Rectangle (tube)
3 4
3
max
4 3
4
torsion with a = b
16 4.8
3.36 1
2 12 3 12
2.25
bending torsion
NA
b a b
b b
a y
b I I
a
a a
b I
t
(
| | I
= = = =
( |
\ .
=
( )( ) ( ) ( )
( )( )
( )
( )( )
3 2 2
3
max short side
2 2
3
torsion with a = b and uniform thickness t max long side
2 2 2
2 12 2
2
b a a b b a
bending torsion
NA
b a a b b b a
a b a
a a b a b
b b t t t t t t
y
I I
a b a b
t t t t t t t
t b t
I
a b
t t t
t
t

I
= = = =
+
I
= =

a
D
o
t
a
t
b
b
D
i
Neutral axis
y
NA
y
NA
b
a
y
NA
Comparison of round and rectangular tube cross sections
Wall thickness Area Ibending Itorsion
10 2827 2.90E+06 5.80E+06
7.65 2826 4.04E+06 6.03E+06
1.31 1.00 0.72 0.96
( )( ) ( ) ( )
( )( )
( )
( )( )
3 2 2
3
max short side
2 2
3
torsion with a = b and uniform thickness t max long side
2 2 2
2 12 2
2
b a a b b a
bending torsion
NA
b a a b b b a
a b a
a a b a b
b b t t t t t t
y
I I
a b a b
t t t t t t t
t b t
I
a b
t t t
t
t

I
= = = =
+
I
= =

a
D
o
t
a
t
b
b
D
i
Neutral axis
y
NA
y
NA
b
a
y
NA